Seamus Heaney and the Classics

Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again, Bank of Ireland Cultural & Heritage Centre Westmoreland Street, Dublin, Dublin

You are invited to join us at the Seamus Heaney: Listen Now Again exhibition for an exploration on the influence of the classics on the works of Seamus Heaney. While...

Dublin Corporation and the first women sanitary inspectors in Ireland​

Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland

The appointment of the first women on the frontline of Dublin Corporation’s public health service at the turn of the 20th century, when Dublin was widely considered one of Great Britain and Ireland’s unhealthiest cities, was controversial in several ways. This talk will illuminate the story of Dublin’s first women sanitary sub-officers, revealing their significant...

A Bird in the House, God Bless Her

Royal Irish Academy 19 Dawson St, Dublin 2, Dublin

A Bird in the House, God Bless Her was recorded by Michael Fortune of folklore.ie, with the Southside Travellers Action Group (STAG). Telling of rare customs in Ireland, it includes...

Culture Club: Caint ghearr ar William Butler Yeats

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Bígí i dteannta Niamh Ní Riain ó Leabharlann Náisiúnta na hÉireann le haghaidh na cainte trí Ghaeilge, 30 nóiméad ar líne, faoi shaol agus saothar William Butler Yeats. Tá an...

From Sackville to O’Connell

Charleville Mall Library Charleville Mall off North Strand, Dublin 1, Dublin

Dublin City Historian in Residence, Elizabeth Kehoe, will give a talk about O’Connell Street based on people's memories and historical records so this will be an eclectic mix about the...

Protastúnaigh agus an Ghaeilge

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ONLINE TALK Sa léacht seo, pléann an Dr Ian Malcolm ról na bProtastúnach i stair na Gaeilge in Éirinn. Amharcfaidh sé orthu siúd a choinnigh coinneal na teanga beo nuair...

Sacraments and Suburbs: Building Catholic Dublin, 1960-80

Mansion House Dawson St, Dublin 2

In her talk – entitled ‘Sacraments and Suburbs: Building Catholic Dublin, 1960-80– Dr Ellen Rowley will share some ongoing research into the relationship between the Irish Catholic Church (namely the...

Disease and Illness in 18th Century Dublin

Pearse Street Library 144 Pearse Street, Dublin 2, Dublin, Ireland

Dr. Elizabethanne Boran, Librarian of the Edward Worth Library, Dublin, will provide an insight into the various illnesses and diseases occurring in Dublin of the 1700s, and how and where...

Libera Me: Freeing the Choral Requiem From its Liturgical Confines

Terenure Library Templeogue Road, Terenure, Dublin 6W, Dublin, Dublin

**CANCELLED** The choral setting of the Requiem Mass is a centuries-old tradition. Its formal structure has brought consolation to generations in its comforting predictability. How then has the choral Requiem negotiated the solemn boundaries of its functional liturgical context, and situated itself firmly in the secular concert repertoire? This talk by Dr Melanie Brown, explores...

The 1924 Free State Army Mutiny

Ringsend Library Fitzwilliam Street Dublin 4, Dublin, Dublin

Ringsend Library presents 'The 1924 Free State Army Mutiny' with Dublin City Historian in Residence Cormac Moore. The Army Mutiny of March 1924 was the biggest threat to the Irish...

Irish Food History with Three Castles Burning

Royal Irish Academy 19 Dawson St, Dublin 2, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full** The Royal Irish Academy will host a live recording of Three Castles Burning, a social history podcast created and hosted by Donal Fallon. The episode will feature...

The Last Land War

Malahide Library Main Street, Malahide, Dublin

Myles Dungan is one of Ireland’s best-known and most respected broadcasters on both radio and television for more than two decades. He is the author of a number of popular works including The Stealing of the Irish Crown Jewels, The Great Irish History Book and his latest Land is all that Matters. Land seizures were...

Cathy Scuffil unravels the story of The Dolphin’s Barn Brick Company

Dolphin's Barn Library Parnell Rd, Saint James' (part of Phoenix Park), Dublin, Ireland

Join Dublin City Historian in Residence Cathy Scuffil, as she unravels the story behind the Dolphin’s Barn Brick Company and the people associated with it. The company was located on...

The records of Dublin’s lost railway companies

Richmond Barracks Dublin 8, Dublin

Within the archives of CIÉ are the records of most of the former railway companies of Ireland who operated the railway lines that criss-crossed the country from the 1830s up...

‘Past Lives’: The Memorials of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin

Saint Patrick's Cathedral Saint Patrick's Close, Dublin 8, Dublin

There are some 200 memorials in Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. In this talk, based on book of the same name, the biographies of those commemorated are explored. Many of these were famous in their day, but in some instances are little-known now. Join us for a fascinating insight into the people and stories behind the memorials...

The Bossmen: The Many Managers of St Patrick’s Athletic, from Stevenson to Stephen K.

Richmond Barracks Dublin 8, Dublin

**Apologies, registration full**  Please note that this event is now taking place on Wednesday 9 October and not Tuesday 8 October as previously listed. Join Dermot Looney for this talk, which will explore the history of the men who have managed St Patrick’s Athletic FC, from the early days of selection committees through famed managers...